FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TOP |
| Lat/Long: | 39-04-07.1670N / 095-37-20.9410W 39-04.119450N / 095-37.349017W 39.0686575 / -95.6224836 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 881 ft. / 268.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of TOPEKA, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 66616 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1681 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD MIRL RYS 04/22 & 18/36 & HIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 13; VASI RYS 18; 31; 36 & REIL RYS 18 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.7 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.275 (785-234-1591) |
| TOPEKA GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-1900] |
| TOPEKA TOWER: | 118.7 257.8 [0700-1900] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 |
| WX ASOS at FOE (7 nm S): | PHONE 785-862-8258 |
| WX ASOS at LWC (19 nm E): | 121.225 (785-749-1309) |
- MULTICOM - 121.900.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 123.8/343.7 (TOPEKA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TOPr215/5.3 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BILOY | | 131/4.3 | | 521 | | 05E | | TO | - --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5099 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 72.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.487367N | | 39-03.900350N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.622450W | | 095-36.851783W |
| Elevation: | 879.5 ft. | | 875.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 134 true | | 309 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. tree, 1482 ft. from runway, 651 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. tree, 286 ft. from runway, 306 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4331 x 75 ft. / 1320 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 96.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MKGS BADLY FADED. MKGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.410300N | | 39-03.697233N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.452767W | | 095-37.479300W |
| Elevation: | 879.5 ft. | | 880.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 182 true | | 357 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2901 ft. from runway, 39:1 slope to clear | | 34 ft. trees, 657 ft. from runway, 188 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3002 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 39-03.925917N | | 39-04.249633N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.610067W | | 095-37.130550W |
| Elevation: | 877.7 ft. | | 878.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 049 true | | 224 magnetic, 229 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. tree, 2757 ft. from runway, 10 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 33 ft. tree, 1152 ft. from runway, 525 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METRO. TOPEKA ARPT AUTH. FORBES FIELD, B-19053 TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL R. HUMBERD FORBES FIELD, PO BOX 19053 TOPEKA, KS 66619 Phone 785-862-2362 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 88 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 69 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 175/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APU - 12/24 VOLT. |
| - | LARGE & SMALL MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS MUST MAINTAIN RDO CONTACT AT ALL TIMES. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 13 | |
download (291KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (266KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (232KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 31 | |
download (253KB) |
| VOR RWY 22 | |
download (234KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOE - Forbes Field Airport (7 nm S)
KLWC - Lawrence Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
K34 - Gardner Municipal Airport (35 nm SE)
KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
K59 - Amelia Earhart Airport (36 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 02-Sep-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:39 | | 01:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 02:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 02:03:43 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 21:03:43 |
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| METAR |
| KTOP | 260153Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM HZ CLR 28/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02780233
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KFOE 8nm S | 260153Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 27/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02720228
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KLWC 19nm E | 260152Z AUTO 34003KT 7SM CLR 26/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02610233
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| TAF |
| KTOP | 252320Z 260024 01004KT P6SM SCT250 FM0900 VRB03KT 3SM BR FEW250 FM1300 11010KT P6SM SCT050
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KFOE 8nm S | 252320Z 260024 36005KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 11011KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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